Electric-fixture hanger



Aug. 19 1924.

P. W. SPRECHER ELECTRIC FIXTURE HANGER Filed Oct. 30, 1922 (9 ewig/jf Patented Aug. `19,1924.

. isoame f NIT-ED@S'r'AfrSa-PmNT OFFICE-v "rnfinn lW. psrnnciinn," iviiLwAuxEE, wisconsin. e

i "ELEo'rnIc-IXTURE Hansen.

s f *Application nieil'otbe 3o, 1922.Y seriai No. 597,838.'

` andv exact descriptionlthereof.

1 struction of such devices, whereby they may` declare that the'following is;l a full,

. The invention `relates'j to electric` fixtures i e hangers of thety e which are adapted tothe L secured to the cei ing or side wall of a room to support" an y[electric fixture" therefrom. d f e A generalfobjectofthe `inventio-n is to simplifyiandotherwise improve the con-` be manufactured at a minimum expense and easily installed.

`The invention comprises a canopy and a block of j insulationv in a `tapered head of the canopy covered by the canopy.`

It is an object of the construction tohave i a hangerof especially ornate appearance.

`This results from the fact that the canopy is of one piece, there being no additional`r exterior depending block or portion. TheV4 block serves `also as a guide fora screw l adapted to' bethreaded in a hickey.` `This feature is-fespecially advantageous, in view of the fact that ease of assembly "of parts i and readiness of installation are impoiant y with hangers'iof this general type. siderablel difficulty has heretofore been eX- perienced` inthe accurate setting of `the screw. i v

important object of the block construction is the protection of wires from the y ,large asco'inpared with openings `in thev block, so that possibility of cutting `is eliminated. The construction is of general` edges ofthe canopy,preventing cutting of the insulation on the wires. The canopy `is provided with openings through which thel wires are' threaded andtliese `openings. are

utility, .being adapted for insulated or ounding xtures.

4 y' With the above and other objects in view,

`which will appear as the description pro-j ceeds, my invention resides in the` novel construction, combination and arrangement `of partslsubstantially as hereinafter described andmore kparticularly defined by the appendedd-claim, it being understood that fsuch changes in the precise embodiment of the herein disclosed invention maybe made las come within the 'scope ofthe claim.

e other forin'of electric light Xture.

end portion 13l of thecanopy is also provided. with a suitable number of openings Y In the .accompanying` drawing, `I` have n illustrated one. complete vexample of y.the .l physical embodiment` o f the presentinvention constructed according to .thegbest inode 1I have so fardevised for the practical apthe principles thereof, and in y which Figure" 1M represents a sectional view`-` i "throughlan outletlbox, withthe invention` attached thereto.

Figure`2 is a end of the device, and

Figure L 3 `is a bottoni structure. i i i Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates the ceiling or wall of a room, in which an outlet-box 6 is emplan. of a.

gbedded, connected with which is] a conduit 7 through which the wires 8 are introduced.

A supporting stud 9 is securedcentrally of *the outlet box and asuitable hickey l() is bottom .plainy of lower" i attached thereto. The canopy! 11 issecured 'i "so as to enclose the outlet box. This canopy fis preferably made from one pieceof sheet nietalrpressed into the shape illustrated `with an elongated lower portion- 12, which termi-` nates `in. a flatf end portion 13. A screwll 4of suitable length is passed centrally through the end `13 and threaded inton the "hickey 10. `This screw is surrounded by a spacing sleeve 15, preferably of insulating material,

`which abuts at its upper end against the `hickey and is receivedvinits loweriendin -a vrecessin insulating block 16, which con- `forms 'to the shape of the lower end of the 1 canopy. The insulating block is provided so i with `an annular collar 17 adapted to rest against av shoulder formed in `the canopy.

`'lhewpressurefof screw 14 maintains the canopy snugly in position against block 16; y l

`Thus it willbe seen that a strong and' durable support is formed for the suspen-` sion ring 19, the ends of which are directed i through openings `in the canopy and re ceived in recesses inthe insulating block.`

The ring supportsl a chain pendant v20, or

21, through which the wires may pass to The Y ice the light. Block 16 is provided with longitudinal channels for the wires and the openings 21 aresomewhat larger than the chan-` nels'so that 4there is no danger of a cutting` action being produced by the edge ofthe e j canopy upon, the wires,

The ease olf/installation of :thefldewioe is f supporting hickey having a threaded'flower apparentyasblock l'fand sleeve151provideaperture, fa canopy-afan insulating 'block loeye, being almost completely coi/ereclgbyv-,he'

attractive appearance. l l.

In theinodication Shown in Figure 3 the screwdoes not contact Withthe'end portion of the canopy, but its head is entirely inf canopy so that the hanger presents a Very being :cut away sofas to forni a pair vof-sulostantial'ly semi-circular flanges 224-22. In this Inodic'ationthel screw is not operative directly to ymaintain the canopy in position.A

Thenanopyis 'supportedloyf the upper fends v of ring 159' Which-extends into rthe blockthe block in turn being retained securely i'npofv sit'on loy vthe screw.

I claim In' an electric fixturethe-combination 1of av A rv.catedfwithin said canopy at its lower end, a v screw ,passing:throu-ghatheulower portion ofv said canopy andY through said insulating fblookcand-fthreadedthrough the aperture in said hickey, a spacing sleeve positioned Within .saidrhiokeymandtsaid insulating block and adapted to force said `insulating block into intimate engagement With-the inr ner-portion fof.v said -icanopyf when-said screw Sulated bythe-block, the endoffthe-canopy fis tightnedgsai-d e'anopyandsaid bflock'haw i i ingaligning apertures through which: electric leadsjinaylbepassedyand a supportingv rrlng; extending through aperturesiln Usa-1d cano-pyeintoysaid insulat/ing.;loloclr.V

PETERy Wic*sinricrinii-.,f-1y

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